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this law actually puts tremendous pressure on local law enforcement officials in arizona because part of the law that is already in effect that was not even challenged, allows any citizen who believes that the law is not being effectively enforced to sue their local police or sheriff. this opens a tremendous floodgate of potential liability to any citizen who can basically sue the police department and say you're not pursuing the most effective solutions. i think it puts law enforcement in a tough spot. i don't think it is good for local law enforcement. >> is it ridiculous as the attorney general -- >> i think he misses for hispanics, for latino americans, this is the civil rights issue of our time. and, you know, for us to be, if we're in arizona, be worry about whether our elderly relatives have i.d. or whether they're out alone without the proper papers, that is totally un-american and goes against our american values and there will be lawsuits by any number of hispanic advocacy groups. >> pete williams noted in his report that obviously this will go on for an extended period of t
this law actually puts tremendous pressure on local law enforcement officials in arizona because part of the law that is already in effect that was not even challenged, allows any citizen who believes that the law is not being effectively enforced to sue their local police or sheriff. this opens a tremendous floodgate of potential liability to any citizen who can basically sue the police department and say you're not pursuing the most effective solutions. i think it puts law enforcement in a...
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>> let me tell you, they say that the law that they crafted mirrors the federal law, and in a lot of respects it does. with a couple of exceptions. one is this reasonable suspicion business, and the other, they have set up the police in an impossible situation. on one hand, we get sued by people whom we stop who we would stop, this happens a great deal in another county north of here. for racial profiling. they have put a clause in this bill that i don't think anybody has looked at that says any citizen in this state can file a lawsuit against any law enforcement official that doesn't enforce this law. so now we're damned if we do and we're damned if we don't. >> are you putting your position at risk by what you've been saying the last 48 hours? >> first of all, let me say this. this law will not go into effect until 90 days after the legislature adjourns, which will probably be soon. my guess is there will be several lawsuits filed on some of the points that i raised and other points as well. my guess is when the courts take a look at this that they're going to issue an injunction f
>> let me tell you, they say that the law that they crafted mirrors the federal law, and in a lot of respects it does. with a couple of exceptions. one is this reasonable suspicion business, and the other, they have set up the police in an impossible situation. on one hand, we get sued by people whom we stop who we would stop, this happens a great deal in another county north of here. for racial profiling. they have put a clause in this bill that i don't think anybody has looked at that...
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that have similar laws to it. a "time" magazine report in 2008 said these right to defend yourself laws were sweeping the country and that was no coincidence. as our guest john nichols reports, a group called the american legislative exchange council used the florida law as a mod toll push stand your ground-type legislation across the country. as i've said, two dozen states have something like this. ben released a report that says a.l.e.c. is behind any anti-state voter laws. and we are also joined by the editor of the "nation" magazine who has written extensively about this alec law. gentlemen, i want you to listen to something right now, a variation of the stand your ground law in texas after the florida law paved the way. it was a linchpin for the man joe horn. let's listen to a portion of a scary 911 call from september 2007 in which he, mr. horn, describes two men breaking in a neighbor's home. >> i want you to listen to me carefully. okay? >> yes. >> i have officers coming out there. i don't want you to go o
that have similar laws to it. a "time" magazine report in 2008 said these right to defend yourself laws were sweeping the country and that was no coincidence. as our guest john nichols reports, a group called the american legislative exchange council used the florida law as a mod toll push stand your ground-type legislation across the country. as i've said, two dozen states have something like this. ben released a report that says a.l.e.c. is behind any anti-state voter laws. and we...
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the laws of a land. we do that all of the time when we say that you may not kill somebody, you may not steal something, you may not beat somebody up. it's not at all unusual to have the moral law reflected in the laws of the land. now, exactly how that is played out, that's not the job of the church, much as we're involved in the question of health care. we're trying to establish some very basic principles about health care. we're not involved in the great details of the 2,000 page piece of legislation. and the same approach would be taken perhaps to abortion. we believe that abortion is wrong, it's a matter of the natural law and our legislation often reflects principles of the natural law. i'm not a legislator. i can't begin to write those laws. my job is to try to promote the truth of the moral law, and to encourage members of my church who freely choose to be catholic to follow the dictates of their faith. >> i -- your excellency, thank you for coming on. i believe you expressed a hesitancy of the cl
the laws of a land. we do that all of the time when we say that you may not kill somebody, you may not steal something, you may not beat somebody up. it's not at all unusual to have the moral law reflected in the laws of the land. now, exactly how that is played out, that's not the job of the church, much as we're involved in the question of health care. we're trying to establish some very basic principles about health care. we're not involved in the great details of the 2,000 page piece of...
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it's sponsored by bloomberg law, but mostly scotus law is a labor of love. and scotus blog's beating heart is this man, 81-year-old lyle deniston. he has covered scotus for half a century. twice now, he has retired from covering the supreme court.ç but he's unretired now. he's reinvented hymn as a blogger, a senior citizen blogger who says he's still not all that crazy with technology. but this morning, it was this octogenarian, technology-resistant lyle deniston's job to grab a copy and dash down to his cube ball where he read it to his editor over skype so scotus blog could accurately break the news to everyone. for the wi well done. best new thing in the world today. if i'm half as useful at 81, i will consider it both unlikely and a personal victory. . . >>> high states ruling. the supreme court upholds president obama's reforms. >>> hundreds of homes go up in flames in colorado's worst-ever wild fire. >>> dazzling display, royal diamonds take the spotlight to queen elizabeth's diamond jubilee. those stories and more are straight ahid. this is lynn ber
it's sponsored by bloomberg law, but mostly scotus law is a labor of love. and scotus blog's beating heart is this man, 81-year-old lyle deniston. he has covered scotus for half a century. twice now, he has retired from covering the supreme court.ç but he's unretired now. he's reinvented hymn as a blogger, a senior citizen blogger who says he's still not all that crazy with technology. but this morning, it was this octogenarian, technology-resistant lyle deniston's job to grab a copy and dash...
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is this a law or not? >> it is a law. and congress changes the law. that's what we need to do. >> we can have different opinions. we have different facts. the fact is it's a law. now, tell me when in the history of this country have we ever shut down the government over a law? >> there have been 17 instances we had shutdowns. >> none over a law. >> they were all over a law because you have to pass a law to fund a government. >> no, that is a spending issue. that is not saying we want to stop as we want to stop the affordable care act. >> we're also spending a record amount on the biggest government program ever instituted which is obama care. and there's nothing wrong with helping people with health care. my family at times did not have health care. i think we should provide it. i think there are some good things that we should keep. pre-existing conditions, some of the younger people including them, we should do some of the exchanges but open it up to competition. look at the prices people who don't have money can't afford getting on obama care. >> a
is this a law or not? >> it is a law. and congress changes the law. that's what we need to do. >> we can have different opinions. we have different facts. the fact is it's a law. now, tell me when in the history of this country have we ever shut down the government over a law? >> there have been 17 instances we had shutdowns. >> none over a law. >> they were all over a law because you have to pass a law to fund a government. >> no, that is a spending issue....
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the law is a good question, should we uphold the law? i think he goes past his issue, which is the substance, the policy, which will be debated for years. the question is should the law be upheld? >> the question is, when is the law legitimate ever? >> that is a good question, but if you delay the law then you wouldn't be upheld, the president has delayed it for big business and all his friends. and the question is, is the law ready at this time? is it ready for prime time at this moment? i would repeal the law, i would get rid completely of the law. but all we're asking for in the house of representatives is a one-year delay, just like the unions are asking for a year delay like he has given to big business, i don't think it is unreason to ask for that. >> and i don't mean to interrupt you on that. we talked plenty about the argume arguments and the substance. but i want to steer you to the end game piece of that. dee dee, we'll come back around to that. how does this end? >> the house has voted almost 40 times to repeal obama care and
the law is a good question, should we uphold the law? i think he goes past his issue, which is the substance, the policy, which will be debated for years. the question is should the law be upheld? >> the question is, when is the law legitimate ever? >> that is a good question, but if you delay the law then you wouldn't be upheld, the president has delayed it for big business and all his friends. and the question is, is the law ready at this time? is it ready for prime time at this...
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this was an old fashioned slap down of a law that is and should be preempted by federal laws and it is a huge victory for the obama administration and a huge victory for immigration advocates. >> but karen, from the point of view of mitt romney, isn't this a moment of revelation as far as his candidacy is concerned? he hasn't been able to say if he supports or opposes the president's decision. today, he's in arizona, but a strenuous strenuously avaded speaking to the media, only offering a written statement. is he simply confused or is this a man who just doesn't have any core convictions when it comes to immigration? >> yes, yes and yes, but here's the other thing it tells you. like we talked about gay marriage, that this issue is so sensitive, mitt romney recognizes in a general election, the stakes are very high. he cannot afford for the tone of this conversation, which is part of why you have it seen in the kind of rhetoric we've previously seen from the republicans, he knows the tone of this immigration conversation, we talk about racial profiling, he's got to keep it mild because
this was an old fashioned slap down of a law that is and should be preempted by federal laws and it is a huge victory for the obama administration and a huge victory for immigration advocates. >> but karen, from the point of view of mitt romney, isn't this a moment of revelation as far as his candidacy is concerned? he hasn't been able to say if he supports or opposes the president's decision. today, he's in arizona, but a strenuous strenuously avaded speaking to the media, only offering...
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that's a lot of support for this law, john. >> there's a lot of support for the law. certainly, in arizona, but you have to realize, this is also rallying the democratic basin, specifically hispanic voters. an important constituency for president obama and the state of nevada. an important constituency for senate majority leader harry reid. and democrats believe this is an issue to motivate their base, rally the base going into the midterm elections. that's why they have made it a legislative priority going forward into the midterm elections and were likely to see a bill within three weeks on the senate floor. >> why is there no con census in washington on immigration. what are the major sticking points, john? >> one of the major sticking points is this idea of a path to citizenship. what do you do about the 11 million undocumented illegal aliens now in the country. do you provide them the path to citizenship? this is a divisive issue for so many people. what do you do in terms of -- the president mentioned this yesterday, back taxes for all the years they have worked
that's a lot of support for this law, john. >> there's a lot of support for the law. certainly, in arizona, but you have to realize, this is also rallying the democratic basin, specifically hispanic voters. an important constituency for president obama and the state of nevada. an important constituency for senate majority leader harry reid. and democrats believe this is an issue to motivate their base, rally the base going into the midterm elections. that's why they have made it a...
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ken jie yo sheen know, constitutional law professor at nyu law school. dissenting justices including had scalia, kennedy, thomas, aleet toe, your reaction, ken jie? >> the one thing we haven't hit yet this is a huge victory for the legitimacy of the court. the thing most reminiscent of, chris, the 1992 casey decision in which a court that had been stacked with republicans supposed to get rid of the abortion right nonetheless upheld it you know, breaking down sort of partisan barriers. i think this is a really great day for the united states supreme court, so far as we have roberts writing the majority opinion. >> jonathan turly, let's talk a little bit about that one of the things we learned, first of all, the approval ratings among the american people for the supreme court have dipped significantly over the last decade. i think they were around 44%, the last poll that was taken. and there was a lot of concern that much like the rest of the country, this was a court that was deeply divided, not just divided constitutionally but politically and that the a
ken jie yo sheen know, constitutional law professor at nyu law school. dissenting justices including had scalia, kennedy, thomas, aleet toe, your reaction, ken jie? >> the one thing we haven't hit yet this is a huge victory for the legitimacy of the court. the thing most reminiscent of, chris, the 1992 casey decision in which a court that had been stacked with republicans supposed to get rid of the abortion right nonetheless upheld it you know, breaking down sort of partisan barriers. i...
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the state law doesn't give officers any more authority than the federal law. and we have been enforci the federal law in greater volume than any other law enforcement agency in this state without having to subject the local system to being overwhelmed, throwing them into a crisis and sending the taxpayers a huge bill and then turning them over to the border patrol or i.c.e. what sense did that make? you have to wonder what motivated this law. >> judge susan bolton said the law would require police officers to do many more checks. very specifically, adding to the burden and budget priorities of the federal government. was she right about that? >> she's absolutely right about that. >> and is that one of the grounds on which she struck this that the state of arizona cannot impose burdens on the federal government and reorder their budget priorities and their enforcement priorities. >> i think so. i think the primary issue here was the united states constitution. i think president obama or any other president of the country has the responsibility to protect the u.
the state law doesn't give officers any more authority than the federal law. and we have been enforci the federal law in greater volume than any other law enforcement agency in this state without having to subject the local system to being overwhelmed, throwing them into a crisis and sending the taxpayers a huge bill and then turning them over to the border patrol or i.c.e. what sense did that make? you have to wonder what motivated this law. >> judge susan bolton said the law would...
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more than 90 anti-abortion laws turned into law last years alone. the sb 1070 pioneered in arizona, imitated in alabama and south carolina and elsewhere is currently having its fate decided at the united states supreme court. they strip union rights in ohio before the people took them back and wisconsin where it's likely to end scott walker's time in office before the scheduled close of his first term. this michigan law is in my opinion the single most radical thing done by november the all red states since 2010. this law described as michigan's emergency manager law, it gets rid of local democracy, lets the state declare your town to be too broken, too financially broken for you to be allowed voting rights anymore. you're not allowed to have elected representation anymore. your right to support what happens in your town, your mayor, et cetera, effectively nullified by the state. instead, republican governor rick snyder appoints a single so-called emergency manner who gets put in unilateral control of just about everything emergency or not. we have
more than 90 anti-abortion laws turned into law last years alone. the sb 1070 pioneered in arizona, imitated in alabama and south carolina and elsewhere is currently having its fate decided at the united states supreme court. they strip union rights in ohio before the people took them back and wisconsin where it's likely to end scott walker's time in office before the scheduled close of his first term. this michigan law is in my opinion the single most radical thing done by november the all red...
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it is a self-defense law. it does not allow you to get in a car and follow someone you think is suspicious, get engaged in a confrontation and end up shooting them. i don't know if that's what happened here. if that is what happened here, the stand your ground shouldn't apply. let's wait until all the facts come out. i am happy the justice department and fbi have impaneled a state attorney to come in and look at it. we should all clamor for the truth. we will know what the right response will be. >> briefly, senator, the stand your ground law, the sponsor says it doesn't apply here, but if it does lead people to think inappropriately they can come out with a weapon and use it to shoot at someone, have those laws create a false impression that needs to be addressed? >> yes, but i don't think that's the case here. we don't know all the faks. i think what we have is unfortunately someone who did what they were specifically asked not to do. everything i know about this case is through media reporting. we have an v
it is a self-defense law. it does not allow you to get in a car and follow someone you think is suspicious, get engaged in a confrontation and end up shooting them. i don't know if that's what happened here. if that is what happened here, the stand your ground shouldn't apply. let's wait until all the facts come out. i am happy the justice department and fbi have impaneled a state attorney to come in and look at it. we should all clamor for the truth. we will know what the right response will...
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>> segregation was created by government laws. slavery was created by government laws. segregation -- let me go. segregation in the military by government laws. what we want to do as libertarians is repeal all those laws and honor and respect people -- >> i'm not seeing this. >> for you to imply a property rights person is endorsing that stuff, you don't understand that there would be zero signs up today saying something like that. and if they did, they would be an idiot and out of business so i think you're just getting overboard in order to try to -- >> i'm asking it. >> -- to turn it around and accuse somebody of being a racist. >> i'm not calling anyone a racist. >> that's what you're implying. chris -- >> i was in the peace corps in baker, louisiana. a laundromat with the sign whites only on the laundromat. just to use the machines. this was a local shop saying no blacks allowed. you say that should be legal. >> that's ancient history. that's over and done with. >> because it's been outlawed. >> segregation on buses and always done by law so it was a culture. that'
>> segregation was created by government laws. slavery was created by government laws. segregation -- let me go. segregation in the military by government laws. what we want to do as libertarians is repeal all those laws and honor and respect people -- >> i'm not seeing this. >> for you to imply a property rights person is endorsing that stuff, you don't understand that there would be zero signs up today saying something like that. and if they did, they would be an idiot and...
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but if you don't have the facts and you have the law on your side, you argue the law. and in this case the governor has neither the facts for the law on his side. and this is a political document. that's all i read it as. >> when you were on with me, we talked about the need for preclearance by the justice department because florida is a voting rights state. and the 90 days, you told me they're under the 90 days. so they don't even address that. let me go to you miss mcnamara. attorney general of the united states eric holder addressed the league of women voters nationally and he talked about equal protection and fair representation. let me play this to you. >> i realize that some have questioned your motives and mischaracterized your efforts. believe me. i know how you feel. but the clear and simple ft is that this work never has been and never should be about politics or partisan maneuvering. this work is about honoring our most basic principles of inclusion and opportunity. of equal treatment and fair representation. >> now, i think in that clip he's addressing the
but if you don't have the facts and you have the law on your side, you argue the law. and in this case the governor has neither the facts for the law on his side. and this is a political document. that's all i read it as. >> when you were on with me, we talked about the need for preclearance by the justice department because florida is a voting rights state. and the 90 days, you told me they're under the 90 days. so they don't even address that. let me go to you miss mcnamara. attorney...
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this law isn't ver popular as your poll pointed out. and for the court to say that some of it is unconstitutional is going to be hard for the president and his allies to try to move forward and put the law in place. >> jennifer, thank you very much grateful for what you have posted online. >>> it's showdown time again, as if showdown time ever left. we have been talking a lot about student loans and unless congress acts, interest rates on federally subsidized loans will double this saturday to 6.8%. there is a partisan battle over how to pay the nearly $6 billion price tag for extending the rate for another year. we have law professor glen harlan. >> i always -- the bottom line is for people who have student loans, the mere thought of your rate going up by this significant amount could put you out of your home, could keep you have having a vehicle, maybe even going into repo, this is real dollars, when you talk about billions, people can't relate to that. but you're talking about -- >> current student loan payers, the average student lo
this law isn't ver popular as your poll pointed out. and for the court to say that some of it is unconstitutional is going to be hard for the president and his allies to try to move forward and put the law in place. >> jennifer, thank you very much grateful for what you have posted online. >>> it's showdown time again, as if showdown time ever left. we have been talking a lot about student loans and unless congress acts, interest rates on federally subsidized loans will double...
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through licensing and laws. wasn't it inferred there that the court meant for states to be able to do exactly the kind of things that the state of arizona did? it wasn't limited to licensing a professional. it was the denial of the license to someone violating the law. >> we definitely took a different position. the reason was this statute clearly would prevent a state from saying anybody who hires an undocumented or illegal alien would be fined $25. the statute clearly prevents a state from saying that from imposing a penalty on an employer who hires an illegal alien. and the statute clearly prevents a state from imposing a penalty like that. then surely the statute also prevents a state from imposing a penalty which is the withdrawal of any ability -- >> that's the argument that you make. but surely the federal government could impose a fine, but the federal government doesn't get into the licensing of businesses, that's a state activity. so i could argue just as easily and i'm sure the court will consider the
through licensing and laws. wasn't it inferred there that the court meant for states to be able to do exactly the kind of things that the state of arizona did? it wasn't limited to licensing a professional. it was the denial of the license to someone violating the law. >> we definitely took a different position. the reason was this statute clearly would prevent a state from saying anybody who hires an undocumented or illegal alien would be fined $25. the statute clearly prevents a state...
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laws. we should have no stop signs, because people go through stop signs sometimes. we should have no speed limits, because no one pays attention to those anyway. we should have no laws against murder, because thousands of people break that law every year. we have not seen, in the television age, a presidential candidate who more blithely says absolutely inane, meaningless sentences, as mitt romney does, every day, in virtually every answer, and every speech. mitt romney wasn't finished. >> change in the heart of the american people may well be what's essential to improve the lots of the american people. >> so, to ruce mass murder in america, we have to change the heart of the american people? this is not funny. it is not a minor thing, that a presidential candidate with addresses the most important issue gripping his nation today with utter, meaningless nonsense. such is the bankruptcy of the republican party that such a person can be their nominee for president of the united states. joini
laws. we should have no stop signs, because people go through stop signs sometimes. we should have no speed limits, because no one pays attention to those anyway. we should have no laws against murder, because thousands of people break that law every year. we have not seen, in the television age, a presidential candidate who more blithely says absolutely inane, meaningless sentences, as mitt romney does, every day, in virtually every answer, and every speech. mitt romney wasn't finished....
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the law was very clear. my law stated that you had to have a return address and the sender, and the documents that i've seen do not have that. and in fact it's very misleading and very large print they say, do not destroy official government document, and in very small type, the disclaimer. so it appears to be very misleading, and it appears to be a direct violation of the law. certainly the intent of the law. >> the chairman of the nebraska's democratic party has also, like you, filed a complaint with the u.s. postal service about these mailers. is that the appropriate avenue, the only avenue open for anybody who wants to register a violation of this law? >> they should write the postal department and ask for clarification. that is what i have done, and chairman clay and other democrats to get a determination, officially, from the postal office. it appears definitely not to reach the law that we passed, but there may be other mailers out there that are different, that do have the rnc as the return address.
the law was very clear. my law stated that you had to have a return address and the sender, and the documents that i've seen do not have that. and in fact it's very misleading and very large print they say, do not destroy official government document, and in very small type, the disclaimer. so it appears to be very misleading, and it appears to be a direct violation of the law. certainly the intent of the law. >> the chairman of the nebraska's democratic party has also, like you, filed a...
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, is there a set of laws that says these are the standards but there's no set of laws that says the blowout preventers have to meet the standards? is there a loophole that big? >> no. there is a set of laws that says they have to meet the standards. >> provided that there's an inspector there. if there's no inspector there they just fake it? >> yes, sir. that's correct. >> you've gone public before, nationally and alaska locally, with these allegations about the practices in the industry regarding the blowout protecters. i assume, senator from your state, senator murkowski, has been working diligently to address your claims on behalf of the natural pristine environment in your state? >> not that i can see, no. no. >> so is anybody interested in doing anything about this in the government? either in alaska or representatives nationally from alaska? >> no. i believe that commissions, regulation commissions up here are in oil field pack pocket. they don't have the strength to follow through with regulations and pretty much let the oil fields write the procedures in the first place. >> do you a
, is there a set of laws that says these are the standards but there's no set of laws that says the blowout preventers have to meet the standards? is there a loophole that big? >> no. there is a set of laws that says they have to meet the standards. >> provided that there's an inspector there. if there's no inspector there they just fake it? >> yes, sir. that's correct. >> you've gone public before, nationally and alaska locally, with these allegations about the...
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. >>> arizona's papers please law. the latest high profile convention boycott, the republican presidential convention of 2012. it goes to tampa. not phoenix. oops. >>> lewis black takes off on glenn beck. >> these are the brown shirts. >> this is what hitler did with the ss. >> glenn beck has nazi tourette's. >>> tea time, everybody lock hands and form a human chain around the building. okay, everybody just stand 25 feet apart and form a symbolic virtual human chain around the building. >>> and idiot woman speaks in front of a big flag sponsored by a company, quote, somebody told me, you know, you're going into enemy territory. i said, it's chicago. it's not msnbc. yeah. like you had the courage to come to msnbc. all the news and commentary now on "countdown." >> you're right. >>> good evening from new york. as oil and gas continue churning into the gulf, more than 4 million barrels now, democrats today brought a measure to the senate floor that would increase the amount americans hurt by this bill can get from those r
. >>> arizona's papers please law. the latest high profile convention boycott, the republican presidential convention of 2012. it goes to tampa. not phoenix. oops. >>> lewis black takes off on glenn beck. >> these are the brown shirts. >> this is what hitler did with the ss. >> glenn beck has nazi tourette's. >>> tea time, everybody lock hands and form a human chain around the building. okay, everybody just stand 25 feet apart and form a symbolic...
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she credits him by reminding behind law there's stories. stories of people's lives as might be changed by the law. that understanding of the law, not as an intellectual exercise but words on the page but as it effects the lives of ordinary people has animated every step of elena's career including her service as solicitor general today. during her time in this office she's repeatedly defended the rights of shareholders and ordinary citizens against unscrupulous organizations. she defended bipartisan campaign finance reform against special interests seeking to spend unlimited money to influence our elections. despite long odds of success with most legal analysts believing the government was unlikely to prevail in this case elena still chose it as her very first case to argue before the court. that says a great deal not just about elena's tenacity but her commitment to serving the american people. it says a great deal about her commitment to protect our fundamental rights. in a democracy, powerful interests must not be allowed to drowned out
she credits him by reminding behind law there's stories. stories of people's lives as might be changed by the law. that understanding of the law, not as an intellectual exercise but words on the page but as it effects the lives of ordinary people has animated every step of elena's career including her service as solicitor general today. during her time in this office she's repeatedly defended the rights of shareholders and ordinary citizens against unscrupulous organizations. she defended...
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of people's lives as shaped by the law, stories of people's lives as might be changed by the law. that understanding of law, not as an intellectual exercise or words on a page but as it effects the lives of ordinary people has animated every step of elena's career. >> it's so interesting, pete, all morning long people have discussed the fact elena kagan never served as a judge, some referred to as an ordinary woman. our own andrea mitchell said, wait a minute, she was a clerk for justice thurgood marshall, an exceptional career as i pointed out in the top of the hour. she's only 50 years old. tell us more about the pushback this administration might receive in the confirmation hearing regarding the fact she's never served as a judge. >> ordinary former dean of the harvard law school. i think some liberals will not be entire satisfied with her record on supporting some of the policies in the war on terror, the war against terrorism. some conservatives, at least the talk that we've heard so far revolves mostly around a decision she made while she was the dean of harvard. when she ca
of people's lives as shaped by the law, stories of people's lives as might be changed by the law. that understanding of law, not as an intellectual exercise or words on a page but as it effects the lives of ordinary people has animated every step of elena's career. >> it's so interesting, pete, all morning long people have discussed the fact elena kagan never served as a judge, some referred to as an ordinary woman. our own andrea mitchell said, wait a minute, she was a clerk for justice...
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when president obama signed that into law and spoke about what that law meant, he stood with dennis and judy, the parents of matthew shepard, you can see to the president's right on the left side of your screen there and also betty and luvonne, the sisters of james byrd, on the right side of your screen there. he stood with them while the president explained this law. >> imagine the mindset of someone who would kidnap a young man and beat him to within an inch of his life, tie him to a fence and leave him for dead. it's hard for any of us to imagine the twisted mentality of those who would offer a neighbor a ride home, attack him, chain him to the back of a truck and drag him for miles until he finally died. but we sense where such rule cruelty begins. the moment we fail to see in another our common humanity. >> that was 2009, the first year president obama was in office. and that bill was one of the signature achievements of his first term. see, that bill had been fought for for a long time, but the previous president, george w. bush, killed an earlier version of the hate crimes law na
when president obama signed that into law and spoke about what that law meant, he stood with dennis and judy, the parents of matthew shepard, you can see to the president's right on the left side of your screen there and also betty and luvonne, the sisters of james byrd, on the right side of your screen there. he stood with them while the president explained this law. >> imagine the mindset of someone who would kidnap a young man and beat him to within an inch of his life, tie him to a...
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we don't have that law. so for him to say that he is -- >> congressman -- >> for him to say that he is enforcing a federal law is completely and totally wrong. in fact, we have a partnership with local law enforcement agencies. it's called 287-g. a piece of our, of our law that says that we train local law enforcement officials so that when they make stops for other purposes, and they're asking about a person's information, and they come across someone they suspect, does not have the right documents to be in this country. that they can in fact act as an immigration official and take them in for those purposes. >> so the distinction would be if i was pulled over for speeding or some other crime, at that point in time you could say, hey, what are your papers, mr. ratigan? >> that's when you ask for my driver's license. that's when you ask for information about who i am. but in this particular case, the law is very straightforward -- >> i promise you get a chance. >> she's misstating. >> you get a chance, okay?
we don't have that law. so for him to say that he is -- >> congressman -- >> for him to say that he is enforcing a federal law is completely and totally wrong. in fact, we have a partnership with local law enforcement agencies. it's called 287-g. a piece of our, of our law that says that we train local law enforcement officials so that when they make stops for other purposes, and they're asking about a person's information, and they come across someone they suspect, does not have...
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that's what the people who wrote these laws say that these laws were intended to do, to frankly empower somebody like trayvon to defend themselves. what this law does not say is if you do all those things to somebody else and then they try to defend themselves with their fists, that you have a right to shoot them. and so, you know, that's the problem here. is that -- >> that's the controversy, ben. >> trayvon had no gun, he had no weapon. >> ben -- the man with the gun had no right to kill him. >> want to ask you. there's many rallies planned for today. depending on how this goes, are you expecting -- what are you expecting to happen today if it's not favored by these groups? >> frankly, what we are -- what we have our eyes on is what happens tomorrow. we expect the grand jury to come back with an indictment. it's been said in our country that the standard of probable cause is so low that a grand jury could indict a ham sandwich if they wanted to if so, you know,we have con fis dense that we will get the indictment tomorrow that the wheels of justice will move forward. we will see mr. z
that's what the people who wrote these laws say that these laws were intended to do, to frankly empower somebody like trayvon to defend themselves. what this law does not say is if you do all those things to somebody else and then they try to defend themselves with their fists, that you have a right to shoot them. and so, you know, that's the problem here. is that -- >> that's the controversy, ben. >> trayvon had no gun, he had no weapon. >> ben -- the man with the gun had no...
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>> well, this law may force christians to obey the law or follow their scriptures. it's really simple as that. i was out there last week, and there were people, christians carrying for vulnerable people. that could be harboring and transporting undocumented people. and so people -- they were terrified. raids were coming and they were afraid to go to work, afraid to stay home so they went to the church. that's where they found sanctuary. >> this means, you're saying that church folks are not going to back off? clergy is not going to back off, that they're going to help people no matter what their situation is and if they get in trouble with the law that's just the way it's going to be? >> you can't make christian ministry and christian compassion illegal and expect christians to obey the law. i said last week on your show, i suspect this might happen. sure enough today i got a statement from young pastors all over arizona saying we're not going to obey this law if it prevents us from doing what god's calling us to do. arizona has created a moral crisis. my hope is, e
>> well, this law may force christians to obey the law or follow their scriptures. it's really simple as that. i was out there last week, and there were people, christians carrying for vulnerable people. that could be harboring and transporting undocumented people. and so people -- they were terrified. raids were coming and they were afraid to go to work, afraid to stay home so they went to the church. that's where they found sanctuary. >> this means, you're saying that church folks...
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once alec ratified that law they helped push it into law in 24 states, basically in its entirely, and another ten states. other piece of the law that hasn't been discussed is that if the defendant chooses to assert it, in that law in a civil suit, if the family does not prevail, for instance, if in this case in florida, if trayvon's family does not prevail in a civil suit and this claim is invoked, under that law, they would be required to pay george zimmerman's attorneys fees an lost wages. it would require the victim's family to pay the killer. and pay for the killer's wages. that's the law in over two dozen states in this country now. >> obviously that creates something of a check on having to think, do i really want to bring a civil case. if we don't have facts and we think we will lose, dewe don't want to pay the level bills and we have other legal bills. shannon, you work for regulation of guns. how do we balance that? we have a number of laws in place. this is a gun culture in this country. how do we balance for people who legally carry them and make sure that we keep our kids
once alec ratified that law they helped push it into law in 24 states, basically in its entirely, and another ten states. other piece of the law that hasn't been discussed is that if the defendant chooses to assert it, in that law in a civil suit, if the family does not prevail, for instance, if in this case in florida, if trayvon's family does not prevail in a civil suit and this claim is invoked, under that law, they would be required to pay george zimmerman's attorneys fees an lost wages. it...
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it's the law. don't you believe when a law is made and when you lose elections, lose supreme court cases, that you have to thereby go by the decisions that you subjected yourself to? that if you had won, the other side would have had to subject themselves to? >> well, you know what? je, it is the law, but that doesn't mean it can't be overturned. and let me make a statement here. >> you're not overturning here. you're defunding. you're not overturning. >> wait, wait, wait. no, but the thing is everybody's saying it's the law. laws are overturned all the time. i'm not saying we're trying to overturn it all the time. >> you went to the supreme court to overturn it and lost. >> let me finish. let me finish. i didn't go to the supreme court, but you have a bill that was passed today in the house with bipartisan support. bipartisan support. democrats and republicans voted for that bill today and it passed overwhelmingly. obama care, when it was passed into law three years ago, it did not have one republ
it's the law. don't you believe when a law is made and when you lose elections, lose supreme court cases, that you have to thereby go by the decisions that you subjected yourself to? that if you had won, the other side would have had to subject themselves to? >> well, you know what? je, it is the law, but that doesn't mean it can't be overturned. and let me make a statement here. >> you're not overturning here. you're defunding. you're not overturning. >> wait, wait, wait. no,...
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all the changes in law go in the same direction. all the laws go to more guns in more places. once one state stakes out radical ground, as soon as one state clears that ground like florida did in 2005, all the other states rush toward that newly cleared law. i thought after tucson we could have one tiny little tick toward regulates just the size of the magazines for ammunition in handguns. as a tiny correction for a nation that was shocked by the horror. i was wrong. gun law changes go in one direction. now even in the midst of the national uproar over the trayvon martin shooting and the fact that florida's gun law says that shootser can't be arrested, he says the florida senate will be not reviewing the law. usually on policy issues like this we say, what would it take. what you would it take to look at this issue differently. what would it take us to shock us out of pattern we're in. what would it take? in the case of gun laws, we have an answer. it doesn't matter. no matter what happens in the country in terms of gun violence or how we feel about it, there's no outcry loud
all the changes in law go in the same direction. all the laws go to more guns in more places. once one state stakes out radical ground, as soon as one state clears that ground like florida did in 2005, all the other states rush toward that newly cleared law. i thought after tucson we could have one tiny little tick toward regulates just the size of the magazines for ammunition in handguns. as a tiny correction for a nation that was shocked by the horror. i was wrong. gun law changes go in one...
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the law i was taught in law school 30 years ago. when is when you are outside of your home and you are faced with a very troubling situation, you don't shoot, you try to avoid doing that and try to invoke law enforcement whenever possible. the stand your ground law seems to say that if you imagine that you might be in physical danger you can shoot. "the orlando sentinel," the local paper in the sanford area studied 13 instances where stand your ground was invoked and a -- sorry, a person invoked that law. in all but one of the cases the person who was shot or shot at did not have any weapon at all. six people were killed and four people were injured. clearly something is amiss here. you know, i have a lot of faith in our justice departments, in our sheriffs and in our police. they are trained. they do a lot better in most situations, in almost all situations than a civilian. for instance, had mr. zimmerman actually listened to the police when he called because he saw trayvon, they told him not to pursue him and to let the police com
the law i was taught in law school 30 years ago. when is when you are outside of your home and you are faced with a very troubling situation, you don't shoot, you try to avoid doing that and try to invoke law enforcement whenever possible. the stand your ground law seems to say that if you imagine that you might be in physical danger you can shoot. "the orlando sentinel," the local paper in the sanford area studied 13 instances where stand your ground was invoked and a -- sorry, a...
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>> al, the federal law is based on the massachusetts law. it's really the same basic structure. it's a great structure. it's worked incredibly successfully here. we've covered 2/3 of the uninsured and it's been broadly popular. and it will be once americans understand what's in this law. >> but the main difference is the mandate, right? >> no. the mandate was put in place here in massachusetts. >> oh, wait a minute. there was a mandate in massachusetts? so all this criticism about the mandate now federal, they forgot about the mandate in massachusetts? >> the basic framework of a mandate was developed by the heritage foundation in the early 1990s as opposition to the clinton health care plan. it was adopted by governor romney, became the law. president obama who remember was initially opposed to the mandate came around to understand this is the right way to do things. and to his credit he adopted it and maid a part of it plan. >> congresswoman, that's breaking news. they were the ones that wanted a mandate as an alternative to clinton. and now they're the ones that are all over
>> al, the federal law is based on the massachusetts law. it's really the same basic structure. it's a great structure. it's worked incredibly successfully here. we've covered 2/3 of the uninsured and it's been broadly popular. and it will be once americans understand what's in this law. >> but the main difference is the mandate, right? >> no. the mandate was put in place here in massachusetts. >> oh, wait a minute. there was a mandate in massachusetts? so all this...
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they don't want to see these laws, these restrictive voting laws struck down. they don't want to see the policies he's trying to promulgate in terms of some of the unfairness and inequality and disproportionate impact of our sentencing policies changed. they like the status quo or they want to roll us back to a prior age. and it's no surprise, i guess, that they would try an impeachment of a cabinet official. something we haven't had since the 1870s, since they like that period of history. >> well, it's that period of history they seem to like, goldie, that may be the reason for this obsession. you have to say obsession from contempt to this on the same stuff that doesn't reach anywhere near the bar. not even in the same ballpark of an impeachment charge. >> it's not even close, but let's play this out. let's just say that speaker boehner lets this come to the floor of the house and the floor votes to impeachment. this then has to go to the democratically controlled u.s. senate. if you think for one minute that the harry reid senate is going to convict and impe
they don't want to see these laws, these restrictive voting laws struck down. they don't want to see the policies he's trying to promulgate in terms of some of the unfairness and inequality and disproportionate impact of our sentencing policies changed. they like the status quo or they want to roll us back to a prior age. and it's no surprise, i guess, that they would try an impeachment of a cabinet official. something we haven't had since the 1870s, since they like that period of history....
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the law properly. so now we're damned if we do and damned if we don't because we get sued by people who feel that we're profiling. and now we're going to get sued by people who feel we're not profiling enough. >> i hear it coming. anyway, maria teresa kumar, thank you for coming on the show for the first time since the law was passed out there. what's going to happen in politics around the country in terms of activism after this happens? >> thanks for having me on, chris. we're starting to see the trickle effects. the aclu went in and challenged the law on the arizona level. we're also looking at the obama administration who is also looking at sending eric holder to see if it actually holds muster for the constitution. but then we're also seeing civil rights groups, student groups, folks organizing on facebook going after businesses at the very local level who conduct business, the most egregious one i've seen so far, is boycotting the diamondbacks, and they first went to denver and they were boycotted
the law properly. so now we're damned if we do and damned if we don't because we get sued by people who feel that we're profiling. and now we're going to get sued by people who feel we're not profiling enough. >> i hear it coming. anyway, maria teresa kumar, thank you for coming on the show for the first time since the law was passed out there. what's going to happen in politics around the country in terms of activism after this happens? >> thanks for having me on, chris. we're...
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>> well, during graduation, a law degree, when i was walking on the stage, a law degree is supposed to make you feel like a productive citizen, like you're a mish of society. you work hard -- i have worked hard for my first year, it has been a struggle, but apparently without the dream act, even with the law degree, i'm seen as a criminal. i'm seen like an outsider. that's not who i am. that's not who we are. >> you couldn't speak at the hearing today, but if you could have spoke and could have said something to the republican senators, what would you have said? >> i would say that no legislation is perfect, nor is the system perfect. that is why it's so important for republicans and democrats, and for the house speaker and the majority leader to come and sit at the table and actually bring a solution, and to actually finally put political pandering aside and actually focus on what's best for this country. we're not asking for handouts. we're asking for an opportunity to serve or country, to give back. there's thousands, thousands of way more exceptional students than i am. whether the
>> well, during graduation, a law degree, when i was walking on the stage, a law degree is supposed to make you feel like a productive citizen, like you're a mish of society. you work hard -- i have worked hard for my first year, it has been a struggle, but apparently without the dream act, even with the law degree, i'm seen as a criminal. i'm seen like an outsider. that's not who i am. that's not who we are. >> you couldn't speak at the hearing today, but if you could have spoke...
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that means they suspended law. that means the 2012 election cycle will be the first in 100 years where the state can't limit corporate expenditures. the corporate also said this, montana's experience, an experience elsewhere since this court's citizens united decision makes it difficult to main that i know that independent expenditures do not give rise to the corruption or the appearance of corruption. you see the quotes there do not give rise to corruption or the appearance. they are quoting their own citizens united ruling. they are says montana's experience proves we got that citizens united case wrong. that's why people who pay attention to this stuff say that montana's attorney general has a pretty good shot at chipping away at one of the most reviles supreme court rulings in history. montana and now the 22 state who is say they are on montana's side, they could offer us our first glimmer of hope getting out of this mess if the court picks it up. joining us for the interview is the attorney general for the gre
that means they suspended law. that means the 2012 election cycle will be the first in 100 years where the state can't limit corporate expenditures. the corporate also said this, montana's experience, an experience elsewhere since this court's citizens united decision makes it difficult to main that i know that independent expenditures do not give rise to the corruption or the appearance of corruption. you see the quotes there do not give rise to corruption or the appearance. they are quoting...
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i want to tell you about a special law. very powerful law. a law that is defeated. a law that is vank wished. most of the primary field. rick perry said it was among the most ournous and unconstitutional. newt gingrich compared the impact to pearl harbor. michele bachmann and john huntsman were so intimidated, they backed off without a fight. what piece of policy, what law could the republican candidates running so çscared? social security? medicare, obama care? it is the law for getting on the ballot in the primary in virginia. of the seven candidates, the republican nomination, only two of them, mitt romney and ron paul qualified. only two will be appearing. that has as you might imagine filled the republicans with outrage. fury. this law they say is disenfranchising voters. here's governor perry in fact. >> i don't want the hundreds of thousands of people that are my supporters in virginia to be disenfranchised because the party mechanism made it so hard to be on the ballots. >> you know what else disenfranchises voters? rick perry. the voting reforms that rick
i want to tell you about a special law. very powerful law. a law that is defeated. a law that is vank wished. most of the primary field. rick perry said it was among the most ournous and unconstitutional. newt gingrich compared the impact to pearl harbor. michele bachmann and john huntsman were so intimidated, they backed off without a fight. what piece of policy, what law could the republican candidates running so çscared? social security? medicare, obama care? it is the law for getting on...
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it's law that just makes sense. home protector plus, from liberty mutual insurance, where the costs to both repair your home and replace your possessions are covered. and we don't just cut a check for the depreciated value -- we can actually replace your stuff with an exact or near match. plus, if your home is unfit to live in after an incident, we pay for you to stay somewhere else while it's being repaired. home protector plus, from liberty mutual insurance. because you never know what lies around the corner. to get a free quote, call... visit a local office, or go to libertymutual.com today. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? it's about time we made our homes work for us. so let's make our dryers do the ironing. have our fridges cater our parties. and tell our ranges to whip up dinner. let's plug in to summer savings before they're gone... ...without wasting an ounce of energy with smart machines that turn housework into house play. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home
it's law that just makes sense. home protector plus, from liberty mutual insurance, where the costs to both repair your home and replace your possessions are covered. and we don't just cut a check for the depreciated value -- we can actually replace your stuff with an exact or near match. plus, if your home is unfit to live in after an incident, we pay for you to stay somewhere else while it's being repaired. home protector plus, from liberty mutual insurance. because you never know what lies...
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that phrase has always captured for me the way law and the rule of law matters. what the rule of law does is nothing less than to secure for each of us what our institution calls the blessings and liberty. those rights and freedom. that promise of equality that have defined this nation since its founding, and what the supreme court does is to safeguard the rule of law. through a commitment to even handedness, principle, and restraint. my first real exposure to the court came almost a quarter century good when i began with justice marshall. he revered the court, and for a simple reason. in his life, in his great struggle for racial justice the supreme court stood as the part of government that was most open to every american. and that most often fulfilled our constitution's promise of treating all persons with equal respect, equal care, and equal attention. the idea is engraved on the very face of the supreme court buildi building. equal justice under law. it means that everyone who comes before the court. regardless of wealth or power or station receives the same
that phrase has always captured for me the way law and the rule of law matters. what the rule of law does is nothing less than to secure for each of us what our institution calls the blessings and liberty. those rights and freedom. that promise of equality that have defined this nation since its founding, and what the supreme court does is to safeguard the rule of law. through a commitment to even handedness, principle, and restraint. my first real exposure to the court came almost a quarter...
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he's going to defend the law and also urge patience by drawing parallels to the massachusetts law. i expect him to make a couple of key points, one that the rollout was slow here in massachusetts, 132 people signed up in the first month. those numbers started to grow and swell over time and also going to say massachusetts is an example of universal health care working, 97% of people in massachusetts have health care right now. there are stark differences between what took place here in massachusetts and president's health care law. for one, the obvious, this is a state. you're catering to a much smaller population. massachusetts didn't see the number of glitches and problems with signing up. secondly, this health care law was phased in over time. people had a year to sign up for health care so that made the process run fairly smoothly. and then this is a big difference, tamron, there was bipartisan support for the health care law that passed here in massachusetts. it was passed by a democratic legislator, signed into law by then republican governor mitt romney as you pointed out at
he's going to defend the law and also urge patience by drawing parallels to the massachusetts law. i expect him to make a couple of key points, one that the rollout was slow here in massachusetts, 132 people signed up in the first month. those numbers started to grow and swell over time and also going to say massachusetts is an example of universal health care working, 97% of people in massachusetts have health care right now. there are stark differences between what took place here in...
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and 24% say keep the entire law. so basically if you add it up 68% of people say get rid of the mandate. which could happen this thursday. that's not a good report card. for something the president stuck his heart on. >> the other statistic that isn't there at least according to what i've been seeing on the road over the last three weeks is that about 2% of the american public actually know what's in the law and i blame the president for that. there are two huge constituencies here he hasn't addressed. there are 30 million working poor people in this country who will be given health care for practically nothing and the president has never, ever really emphasized that fact. this is a huge moral issue. it's a great step forward in taking care of people who work hard. we haven't heard him say anything about it. the other group are small business people, people who are individually employed who will be able to go to these health care serstores, the exchanges, and buy insurance policies with the same market cloud that a b
and 24% say keep the entire law. so basically if you add it up 68% of people say get rid of the mandate. which could happen this thursday. that's not a good report card. for something the president stuck his heart on. >> the other statistic that isn't there at least according to what i've been seeing on the road over the last three weeks is that about 2% of the american public actually know what's in the law and i blame the president for that. there are two huge constituencies here he...
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this activist vision takes the power of the people to make the law and change the law and gives that power to a judiciary that is unelected and that imposes its will on the rest of us. this stands as stark contrast to the founders vision perhaps best expressed that the judicialary will be the, quote, least dangerous branch, close quote. in hamilton's memorable words, the judiciary has no influence over the side of the purse and can take no active resolution, whatever it may truly be said to have neither force nor will, but mere judgment. unfortunately some members of the supreme court today seem to embrace the activist role, we saw it last month in the case of graham versus florida. overturning the judgment of a florida legislature that allowed the possibility of a life sentence for robberies. three justices, justices stevens, ginsberg and sotomayor explained that their interpretation of the constitution could change year to year and quote will never stop, close quote, changing. sometimes judicial activists create new rights and sometimes they actively undermine the constitution in t
this activist vision takes the power of the people to make the law and change the law and gives that power to a judiciary that is unelected and that imposes its will on the rest of us. this stands as stark contrast to the founders vision perhaps best expressed that the judicialary will be the, quote, least dangerous branch, close quote. in hamilton's memorable words, the judiciary has no influence over the side of the purse and can take no active resolution, whatever it may truly be said to...
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that part of the alabama law won't be in any trouble. but there are other parts of the alabama through are similar to what the court struck down in arizona. those two parts of the law would be -- no reason to think they wouldn't be in trouble in arizona as well. but stepping back from the individual provision of the law, going forward, the thing you have to remember is that the basic hallmark of the supreme court's decision on arizona, fundmentally, immigration a federal matter and that one of the things the federal government has to balance is foreign policy considerations. how other countries look at how we treat their foreign nationals that is the lens through which the supreme court majority viewed the arizona statute. so that is a pretty high bar for states to clear as they go through the litigation with provisions in nair specific laws. so this is not -- this is just the opposite of what the dissent yesterday said, that the state should be able to ping the federal slack. that is not how the majority saw it. >> nbc's pete williams f
that part of the alabama law won't be in any trouble. but there are other parts of the alabama through are similar to what the court struck down in arizona. those two parts of the law would be -- no reason to think they wouldn't be in trouble in arizona as well. but stepping back from the individual provision of the law, going forward, the thing you have to remember is that the basic hallmark of the supreme court's decision on arizona, fundmentally, immigration a federal matter and that one of...
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that threw out much of the state of arizona's controversial law. but kept its most controversial element, the three sections that were struck down requid immigrants to carry immigration papers at all times, ban illegal immigrants from trying to find work and require police to arrest people wount warrants. >>> but the section that everyone focuses on, which allows law enforcement officials to ask people stopped by police to show paperwork proving they're in the country legally was upheld by a unanimous 8-00 vote. president obama said in a statement, quote, i am pleased the supreme court has struck down key provisions of arizona's immigration law, at the same time i remain concerned about the practical impact that remaining provision. arizona governor, jan brewer, hailed the court's decision, saying the most important part of the law had been preserved. >> the heart of senate bill 1070 has been proven to be constitutional. arizona and every other state's inherent authority to protect and defend its people has been upheld. this is the day that we have
that threw out much of the state of arizona's controversial law. but kept its most controversial element, the three sections that were struck down requid immigrants to carry immigration papers at all times, ban illegal immigrants from trying to find work and require police to arrest people wount warrants. >>> but the section that everyone focuses on, which allows law enforcement officials to ask people stopped by police to show paperwork proving they're in the country legally was...
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florida stand your ground law which florida pioneered and jeb push signed into law is law in two dozen states. since it went into effect justifiable homicides reported to the florida department of law have increased threefold. it has been used to excuse ki killings in bar brawls, gang shootouts. >>> in the wake of the shooting there's been a focus on stand your ground laws and cases which use that defense. it's clear they have resulted in shocking cases. when you dig into the facts you find a shocking case isn't an anomaly. the laws reliably produce them. the case of joe horn, taxes paed their law on september 1th or went into effect september 1st, 2007. mr. horn saw two men breaking into not his home but his neighbor's home. he called 911. there's a bit of the tape. >> i want you to listen to me carefully, okay? >> yes. >> we've got officers coming out there. i don't want you to go outside that house an i don't want you to have that gun in your hand when those officers -- >> i understand that, okay, but i have a right to protect myself too, sir and you understand that and the laws hav
florida stand your ground law which florida pioneered and jeb push signed into law is law in two dozen states. since it went into effect justifiable homicides reported to the florida department of law have increased threefold. it has been used to excuse ki killings in bar brawls, gang shootouts. >>> in the wake of the shooting there's been a focus on stand your ground laws and cases which use that defense. it's clear they have resulted in shocking cases. when you dig into the facts you...
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immigration laws. we have not deterred away from it. it's very similar. i was sitting in the courtroom -- >> i'm sorry, i want to interrupt you at that point. if it's so similar to the federal law, then why do you need a state law? >> basically the reason why we need a state law is basically what's been happening is the federal government has not been enforcing the laws, basically it was catch and let go and the state law has just got fed up. these laws are already on the books but this forces that we have the authority to enforce the law. >> there are two questions one is a constitutional law and the other is that this is going to just lead to continual racial profiling. what do you say to others who argue that this is a very bad idea and in fact anti-american? >> first of all, racial profiling is not going on right now. second of all, that's just in my opinion a scare tactic. the law enforcement officers come under very much media and public scrutiny. i don't think they're going to jeopardize their l
immigration laws. we have not deterred away from it. it's very similar. i was sitting in the courtroom -- >> i'm sorry, i want to interrupt you at that point. if it's so similar to the federal law, then why do you need a state law? >> basically the reason why we need a state law is basically what's been happening is the federal government has not been enforcing the laws, basically it was catch and let go and the state law has just got fed up. these laws are already on the books but...
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will you enforce the law? >> i don't need the law. we already enforce the federal law. >> will you enforce it if a court says you must? >> i will do everything a court says i must. a court won't tell me that. first of all, this law doesn't take effect for 90 days after the legislature adjourns, which i'm not sure when that's going to be, but at least 90 days from now, and second of all, there's going to be a number of lawsuits filed on the basis of constitutionality. i think that those suits are going to prevail. one, i don't think the state has the authority to preempt the federal government on immigration laws, and two, the reasonable suspicion, which is the critical part of this law, is going to be ruled in my judgment constitutionally vague. we don't need this law. it's going to cause us a lot of grief. we already have the authority of the federal law, and we use it. >> sheriff clarence dupnik from pima county, thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >>> an all-out aerial tour, we start in north carolina. this afternoon a continental
will you enforce the law? >> i don't need the law. we already enforce the federal law. >> will you enforce it if a court says you must? >> i will do everything a court says i must. a court won't tell me that. first of all, this law doesn't take effect for 90 days after the legislature adjourns, which i'm not sure when that's going to be, but at least 90 days from now, and second of all, there's going to be a number of lawsuits filed on the basis of constitutionality. i think...
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law. that's right. can they get away with it? we'll talkb . dold tmp pding a a l ofim danngoknmo about president obama's birth place. but we'll tell you the real reason he's turning himself into the king of the birthers. the takedown is next. >> announcer: this past year alone there's been a 67% spike in companies embracing the cloud-- big clouds, small ones, public, private, even hybrid. your data and apps must move easily and securely to reach many clouds, not just one. that's why the network that connects, protects, and lets your data move fearlessly through the clouds means more than ever. it's easy to get the calcium you need with two soft chews each day give you plus with a great taste you'll enjoy, try viactiv today. >>> and it's time for the take down. last week donald trump said that he has some doubt about where president obama was actually born but as he proved today during a phone call to fox news, the donald has gone full on birther. listen to the explanation. >> they give you
law. that's right. can they get away with it? we'll talkb . dold tmp pding a a l ofim danngoknmo about president obama's birth place. but we'll tell you the real reason he's turning himself into the king of the birthers. the takedown is next. >> announcer: this past year alone there's been a 67% spike in companies embracing the cloud-- big clouds, small ones, public, private, even hybrid. your data and apps must move easily and securely to reach many clouds, not just one. that's why the...
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that's what this law's all about. and the president called out republicans who would rather shut down the government than let the law take effect. >> some have threatened a government shutdown if they can't shut down this law. others have actually threatened an economic shutdown by refusing to pay america's bills if they can't delay the law. that's not going to happen as long as i'm president. the affordable care act is here to stay. >> the health care law is here to stay. and that's what the american people want. a new poll from the "new york times" show 80% of americans say it's not acceptable to threaten a government shutdown. and 60% say the debt ceiling debate should be separate from obama care. it's the law. it's not a bargaining chip. and the president says it won't be long before republicans change their tune about all of this. >> here is a prediction for you. a few years from now when people are using this to get coverage and everybody's feeling pretty good about all the choices in competition they've got, th
that's what this law's all about. and the president called out republicans who would rather shut down the government than let the law take effect. >> some have threatened a government shutdown if they can't shut down this law. others have actually threatened an economic shutdown by refusing to pay america's bills if they can't delay the law. that's not going to happen as long as i'm president. the affordable care act is here to stay. >> the health care law is here to stay. and...